Choose three words from your Words Their Way list. When you choose the words, look up the root of each word (Go to the Sandburg Website, - Teacher Pages - Technology - Reading - Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes) and write down the root's meaning. After that, find 5 additional words that have the same root.
EXAMPLE:
My word: say
Root: say
Meaning: to express in words
Related words: saying, said, unsaid, says, unsay
My Word: drew
Root: draw
Meaning: to cause to move continously
Related words: drawing, drawee, drawl, drawn, redraw
My word: swept Root: sweep
Meaning: to remove from the surface with a broom or brush
Related Words: sweeping, unswept, sweeper, sweepable, sweepers
EXAMPLE:
My word: say
Root: say
Meaning: to express in words
Related words: saying, said, unsaid, says, unsay
My Word: drew
Root: draw
Meaning: to cause to move continously
Related words: drawing, drawee, drawl, drawn, redraw
My word: swept
Root: sweep
Meaning: to remove from the surface with a broom or brush
Related Words: sweeping, unswept, sweeper, sweepable, sweepers